stock 4-door B14 pulls to the left?

hyper_imp · Feb 13th, 2003, 11:09 PM

alright, i bought a B14 about a month ago and since then i have had something wrong with the car!! my car originally pulled to the right, so i went to have an alignment and have the tires balanced, well the guy said i didn't need an alignment, but he balanced my tires and switched sides with the two front ones. i drove it and it pulls to the left. he says i need a whole new set of tires because i have a bad one, but i think he is just trying to make me buy some tires from him!!!! has anyone else had this same problem!!! a girl i go to school with said she had a bad wheel on her B14, but i am sure i don't?!!! what is the freakin' problem?!!!

crazy4myb14 · Feb 13th, 2003, 11:10 PM

maybe u do have a broken belt in ur tires. rotate the rears to the front then test drive it again.

Ben

NissanTuner · Feb 13th, 2003, 11:12 PM

if he switched the tire sides and the direction of the pull changed then it sounds reasonable to me that it is indeed a tire problem. just go to a used tire shop and pay 20 bucks a tire for some replacements and see if the ride improves. its cheaper than buying brand new namebrand tires and will give you an idea of the problem.

hyper_imp · Feb 13th, 2003, 11:17 PM

see i thought that maybe it was a broken belt in the tire but you can usually tell by looking at the tire on the sidewall and everything appears alright

crazy4myb14 · Feb 13th, 2003, 11:27 PM

i say rotate the tires front to back or just replace it. good idea to get an alignment too.

Ben

dry · Feb 14th, 2003, 12:23 AM

Actually Nissan devised a GREAT safety device... pulling to the right. It is in case you fall asleep on the road the car will pull you off the road rather than into incoming traffic saving the other persons life and maybe yours...

Just kidding...

Put your rear tires on where your front tires are since we have a front wheel drive car the rear tires should not have tread loss... or just get new tires.

Shawn · Feb 14th, 2003, 11:03 AM

Sounds just like a bad original allignment caused your tires to wear prematurley, now that it's properly alligned, the car pulls the other way because the tires have uneven wear.